The Blues take on Inter on Tuesday evening, just three days after our 5-0 victory over West Ham United in the WSL, and four days before a top-of-the-table clash away to Chelsea.
City have managed that intense load well so far this season, remaining unbeaten in all competitions, but are hoping to grab our first win of this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign in Monza.
And while Jeglertz admits it’s a tight turnaround, he’s called for his players to bring the same energy as they did to cruise past the Hammers at the weekend.
He said: “It’s only two days between these games and three days to Chelsea.
“So there’s a lot of things to consider about the load for the players, how they recover from that massive game against West Ham, how do we get the best out of the squad today or tomorrow, and at the weekend.
“This balance is always something to consider, but we need to figure out how we play our way of playing, no matter who we play we want to play the same way.
“Okay, we play different opponents but our identity should always be recognised, no matter if it’s two days or seven days between games.”
City have picked up three draws so far in Europe, coming from behind against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid before conceding late against Paris Saint-Germain last time out.
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Jeglertz has praised his side’s performances in the Champions League, but says the target is to start and finish strongly in Monza.
“All these games are coming in periods when you play a lot of tight and important matches in the league,” our Head Coach explained.
“So the balance for us is to be able to win and get a 90-minute performance on a high level.
“That’s what we aim for, there’s no guarantees, but the idea and philosophy is to perform the best we can.
“That’s the target tomorrow and we’ll see how it goes but we have all the opportunities to start the game on a high level and qualities to finish it as well. Hopefully we get that 90 minutes.”
